She's Mine Pt 2 By Jermaine Lamarr Cole

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Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known by his stage name J. Cole is a hip hop recording artist and performer from Fayetteville, North Carolina. J. Cole had a rough childhood. His father abandoned his family, and his mother was addicted to drugs. J. Cole’s escape to such events during his childhood was his passion for rap music. After all, J. Cole was able to go to college with a scholarship, and he attended St. John’s University and graduated magna cum laude. Even after graduating with high honors, J. Cole decided to pursue his true passion, rap, and recorded his first mixtape in 2007. The rest is history. In his song titled “She’s Mine Pt. 2” J. Cole relates the way in which having a daughter gave a completely new meaning to his life. The song stands …show more content…

(Cole, 1) J. Cole realizes the importance of his wife. He loves the way she makes him feel, and he feels wanted and given attention to. In a world where cole isn’t appreciated and he doesn’t feel loved or wanted, his wife is able to make him feel better. Saying it only once is not enough though, at least not for J. Cole, since he’s eternally thankful to his wife for giving him such love and appreciation. Thus far, the repertoire of rhetorical devices used by J. Cole is fairly small, but the use of them is not, especially the use of repetition. This device has worked exactly as intended, for it is successfully serving its purpose of reiterating a message. In the following part of the song J. Cole dives into a topic that a broader range of listeners may be able to relate to. J. Cole is known for his lyrical skill and in many of his songs he uses that skill to criticize aspects of society, like the government. In the next section J. Cole criticizes consumerism in America, especially during the holidays, and mass incarceration. The verse says the